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Punctuation and Capitalization
Are you hooked on commas? Are you possessive about apostrophes? Do you think hyphens look dashing? This category is for questions related to the use of certain marks to separate words into sentences and clauses and capital letters in writing.
6,363 Questions
What is the function of a question mark?
The question mark indicates that the sentence is not a declaration, but an interrogative inquiry. In spoken conversation, a particular inflection makes this known.
Example : "You're going to the basketball game." (statement)
Example : "You're going to the basketball game?" (speaker does not know your plans)
What is the correct punctuation for the sentence It started to rain so I took a cab?
There should be a comma between the two independent clauses:
"It started to rain, so I took a cab."
use a semi colon to link the sentence the thief managed to escape by fighting his way through the crowd
Is the apostrophe in this sentence in the correct place The men's uniform?
Yes. Because men is already plural, the apostrophe goes before the 's'. It is the same in a situation such as children's clothes. However, if you need to add an 's' to create the plural, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word, for example, the two dogs' blankets or the animals' cages.
Is the title of a photo underlined?
Unfortunately there is no specific answer that we can give to this, it depends completely on the referencing system you're using and if your research facility/institution have made changes to it. Many universities in the UK use modified versions of the Harvard referencing system.
It would be better to put this question to someone in your organization such as a project head.
Sorry I cant be of more help
Do terms like history 2 math English etc have to be uppercase?
All language subjects and specific names of subjects are capitalized.
Example:
My favorite subjects are History 2, English, math, science and Spanish.
Do you capitalize black history month?
Yes. Since it is considered a historic event you have to capitalize it.
Should the word Family be capitalized?
No, except at the beginning of a sentence because it is
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Do you capitalize the names of plays?
i dont but most folks do capitalize the first letters at least of all the bigger words & even many of the smaller words in the names of plays
Should the word 'sun' be capitalized?
The word "sun" is not usually capitalized in a sentence. The exception is if it is used in context with other planets that are being capitalized in the sentence. Ex: "Jupiter is closer to the Sun than Neptune."
Master's degree or Master's Degree
Would Twentieth Century be capitalized?
No. it's not necessary unless it forms part of the proper noun. But twentieth can also be written in numeral.
Examples:
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century ( title of the movie directed by Howard Hawks)
When do you capitalize the word trust?
Trust is capitalized when used at the begi
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Example:
Security Trust Bank
There really is no specific reason. We just capitalize "I" even though similar words such as "you," "he," and "we," are left lowercase.
Why should you stay away from using all capital letters?
Writing sentences in capital letters will give confusion to the readers. The true meaning of the sentences will be hard to understand.
Examples:
HER MOTHER, MRS. COOKS ATE PORK MECHADO.
It should be: Her mother, Mrs. Cooks ate pork mechado.
HER MOTHER COOKS PORK MECHADO.
It should be: Her mother cooks port mechado.
so you don't seem rude or yelling to the other person. So they don't get worked up and cause more drama.
When do you capitalize anniversary?
When it becomes a proper noun, so a event tittle like, "Patty and Greg's 50th Anniversary Celebration!" Or something similar.
What is the word sonde in English?
sensor, probe,.....
German nouns always have a capital letter, therefor: die Sonde.
Do you capitalize lead in title?
Yes, all words are capitalized in a title except prepositio
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